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Special Session on
Emotions and Affective Agents - EAA 2026

8 March, 2026 - Marbella, Spain

Within the 18th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence - ICAART 2026

CO-CHAIRS

Emilio Vivancos
Universitat Politecnica de Valencia
Spain

 
Brief Bio
Emilio Vivancos holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Universitat Politècnica de València (Valencia - Spain), 2004. He received a Best Ph.D. Award by Consejo Social Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. He is an Associate Professor at Department of Information Systems and Computation at Universitat Politècnica de València. Member of the Valencian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence (VRAIN) His research areas include Artificial Intelligence, Multi-agent Systems, and Affective Computing.
Joaquin Taverner
Universitat Politècnica de València
Spain

 
Brief Bio
Joaquin Taverner received the PhD degree in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in 2022. He is a pos-doctoral researcher in Computer Science at VRAIN, UPV, Spain. His main research interests include multi-agent systems, computational argumentation, and affective computing.

SCOPE

The "Emotion and Affective Agents" ICAART Special Session aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and experts in the fields of artificial intelligence, psychology, computer science, and human-computer interaction to explore the multifaceted realm of emotions and their integration into intelligent systems. This session will explore cutting-edge topics such as emotion recognition, affective computing, the design and development of affective agents, and their application in various domains including healthcare, gaming, education, and more. Articles examining the latest advancements, challenges, and ethical considerations in understanding and modeling human emotions for computational applications are welcome. This session will provide a platform for attendees to gain insights, exchange ideas, and collectively shape the future of affective computation.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
  • Affective Agents
  • Affective Computing
  • Computational Cognitive Modelling
  • Emotion Recognition
  • Emotions
  • Human-Computer Emotional Interaction
  • Sentiment Analysis

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission: December 17, 2025 (expired)
Authors Notification: January 14, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration: January 22, 2026

SPECIAL SESSION PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Vicente Botti, ValgrAI, VRAIN - Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Silvia Larghi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
Cedric Marco-Detchart, Universidad Publica de Navarra, Spain
Isabel Neto, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Juan Carlos Nieves, Umeå University, Sweden
Paolo Rosso, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain

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PAPER SUBMISSION

Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above.
Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at: Paper Templates
Please also check the Guidelines.
Papers must be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system using the appropriated button on this page.

PUBLICATIONS

After thorough reviewing by the special session program committee, all accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book - under an ISBN reference and on digital support - and submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.
SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library

SECRETARIAT CONTACTS

ICAART Special Sessions - EAA 2026
e-mail: icaart.secretariat@insticc.org
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